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The UK has announced new sanctions against Iranian-linked individuals and organisations accused of threatening UK and international security. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said the measures were aimed at disrupting hostile Iranian activity, criminal proxy networks and illicit finance flows linked to the regime.
The sanctions target organisations and individuals the Government says have enabled threats against dissidents overseas, supported destabilising activity in the Middle East and helped generate revenue for the Iranian regime. Ministers said the action was partly a response to Iran’s use of criminal gangs to carry out threats beyond its borders.
The Government said the measures also relate to Iranian activity in the Strait of Hormuz, where it accused Tehran of disrupting freedom of navigation and the global economy. The package has been aligned with action taken by the EU and forms part of a wider UK response to state threats from Iran.